Chapter 124

Thanks to Seorin’s belated help, the misunderstanding that Dad’s hand wasn’t in Dad’s Pie was cleared up.

I was sighing in relief while watching the kids when suddenly…

Seorin picked me up and started rubbing her cheek against mine like crazy!

“Hae-un didn’t seem to misunderstand?”

Of course, I’m an adult so there was no way I’d make such a mistake…but saying that would clearly not be believed at all, so I awkwardly nodded.

Just as I was having my cheek rubbed by Seorin for quite some time, Han Arin asked us a question.

“Is there anything you want to eat today?”

After pondering for a bit…

Since I couldn’t think of anything specific I wanted to eat, I was shaking my head when…

Seorin made a suggestion.

“How about kalguksu? It’ll be super delicious if we finish with fried rice.”

“That’s not bad. Then let’s go to Mama Son’s Kalguksu…”

“?! ”

At the mention of Mama Son’s Kalguksu following Dad’s Hand Pie, Chae-a and Yuna nearby froze again.

Seeing their reactions, I awkwardly smiled and subtly turned away pretending not to hear.

“* * *”

“It’s curly and spicy!”

“It’s spicy. Yuna finds onion spicy too.”

“Mmm.”

For some reason, the kids seemed to really enjoy the kalguksu. After eating, they showed extremely satisfied reactions.

Seeing this, I giggled and was about to pat their heads thinking it went well when Chae-a added something with a rather serious expression.

“You ate it well, right? You have to say ‘Thank you’ to Mmma!”

While it wasn’t clear what Chae-a was trying to say just from that…

Considering the recent broadcast about being thankful for the ingredients we eat…

It seemed like she meant to express gratitude to the food ingredients.

“‘Mama’ means mom, doesn’t it?”

A sudden harsh truth came to mind upon reaching that conclusion…

But deciding to ignore minor issues, I awkwardly turned my head.

Anyway, after also eating the fried rice, we were lying down massaging our full bellies when…

Han Arin looked at us chuckling and teased.

“Kids? Don’t lie down after eating or you’ll turn into cows!”

Chae-a stiffened at the cow comment, then started fidgeting while looking at a building outside the window. Turning to see what she was looking at…

There was a store labeled “Beef Specialty Shop”.

“Oh…”

Now understanding why Chae-a seemed so flustered earlier…

When it seemed like she couldn’t take it anymore, Chae-a quickly got up and said.

“We need to get up! We need to say thank you!”

“?!”

Yuna and Seoa looked completely confused about why Chae-a was acting this way and tilted their heads looking at each other.

While contemplating whether to explain the truth during this…

Han Arin picked up Chae-a and suggested it was time to start getting ready to go home.

“…”

Around the time Hae-un and the others were returning home…

The hunter community was in an uproar due to a post by Seorin.

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[Hae-un reading a picture book to Seoa]

– (Video)

Haha haha! Let me explain the situation.

Hae-un is reading a picture book to teach Seoa how to read, and isn’t she just adorable?

Seriously, I’m living thanks to Hae-un.

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Isn’t this cuteness insane? Her way of speaking, saying things like “appeared dyo kryang” is so cute ahahaha

– To the almighty Hae-un, may you forever shine your light upon me!

– Who is this person?

– Haha haha! Every time I see these animal pajamas, they’re just too cute. I should get them as gifts for my cousins too.

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This video of Hae-un reading a picture book to Seoa caused all the commotion!

Though technically, this was already posted on Insta first, so most people who wanted to see it already had…

Still, as Han Arin wisely said – cuteness never gets old. Despite many already seeing the video, it’s still receiving tons of attention.

While Seorin was enjoying this scene…

She noticed a particular comment that caught her eye.

“Wow, Hae-un is really cute. So, when’s the fan signing event?”

A comment requesting a fan signing event!

Though the person who wrote it likely did so jokingly wanting to crack a joke rather than genuinely wanting a signature…

“Maybe this could be fun.”

Following this commenter’s suggestion, doing one might not be bad. Several thoughts came to mind.

“This kind of thing should happen often. It might boost Hae-un’s self-esteem.”

Even though she seems fine on the surface…

Observing Hae-un’s actions closely reveals that her self-esteem is much lower than expected.

Though unclear why someone loved by everyone has low self-esteem…

One possible guess is that it’s related to the terrorist attack.

“Given her young age experiencing something like that, it’s understandable.”

Parents are incredibly influential figures for children, almost everything to them.

In Hae-un’s case, losing parents who were essentially everything to her due to terrorism…

It’s likely the immense sense of loss and pain resulted in lowered self-esteem.

“Typically, when children face issues beyond their comprehension, they tend to blame themselves.”

Thus, to address this, it’s necessary to clarify it’s not her fault…

And further, let her meet more people who like her.

“Of course, I’ll need Hae-un’s permission.”

Thinking she’d probably agree, Hae-un was called.

“Hae-un-ah!”

“Uh?”

“Want to do a fan signing event?”

At this question, Hae-un widened her eyes then shook her head vigorously saying no.

* * *

I was utterly surprised hearing Seorin’s sudden suggestion of doing a fan signing event.

Fan signing events are similar to events famous entertainers hold…

Honestly, I believe no one would want my autograph anyway, so I shake my head.

Beside me, Yuna who was holding my hand raised a question.

“What’s a fan signing?”

“Um, a fan signing is… getting signatures from people you like… No, it’s an event where famous people give out signatures.”

With Yuna’s gaze, Seorin seemed to struggle explaining and started rambling.

Listening to this explanation, I blankly blinked when…

Yuna, seemingly intrigued by something in Seorin’s words, excitedly wagged her tail.

“In that case, Yuna wants to get a signature from Hae-un too!”

“Signature? Ah, a signature? Should we?”

Though Yuna didn’t fully understand what a signature was…

She seemed to just want to play with me, continuing to insist on doing it.

Seeing Yuna’s enthusiasm, I chuckled and nodded in response.

“In that case, I’ll do it when we get home!”

“Okay!”

Happy at the thought of getting a signature from me, Yuna happily wagged her ears and tail.

As I was gently petting Yuna’s head watching this…

Seorin asked me a question.

“If you really don’t want to, we won’t do it… But why don’t you want to?”

To Seorin’s honest question, I replied truthfully.

“Because no one will come.”

Knowing disappointment after building expectations is one of the saddest feelings…

I bluntly expressed this to Seorin, who grinned confidently replying.

“That won’t happen, right? If it does, we can call the elders, can’t we?”

Would calling the elders cause chaos within the association?

Wondering if it was really okay, I silently stared at Seorin…

Who smiled and explained why it would be fine.

“There are the elders, me and Arin-sshi, Yuna and Chae-a, Seoa too… Even Spirit Master uncle or the counselor teacher…”

Listening to the list of people I’ve met and formed connections with…

It felt like it would be alright.

“But if only acquaintances come, wouldn’t this be more like a social gathering than a signing event?”

A fleeting thought crossed my mind, but…

Deciding to overlook this minor truth, I nodded.

*

Honestly, I don’t quite understand why we’re doing a signing event…

But since Seorin seemed to really want to do it, I decided to go along with it.

“Since it doesn’t really matter anyway…”

As it wouldn’t cause any major problems, I agreed to try and started preparing when…

Chae-a asked a rather fundamental question.

“To do a signing, what do we need to do?”

To this, I simply replied “a signature”…

And seeing Chae-a still confused, I decided to explain what a signature is.

“Normally, it’s done with a pen and paper…”

Thinking we don’t have those now, using a phone would be better, I started typing “Yu Ha-eun” on my phone.

Looking at the result which unintentionally resembled a signature due to weak hand pressure, I awkwardly smiled when…

Chae-a, seemingly inspired by something, excitedly told me.

“I know! It’s a worm sister!”

Seeing my signature instantly transformed into a worm…

I dumbly opened my mouth in shock.

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