Chapter 117: Style Completion 1
"How have you been doing lately, older brother?"
Seo Juhwan stared at his younger sister with a bewildered expression. Was it the latest trend to speak in antiquated language these days?
He didn't hide his confusion and asked, "What's wrong? Do you need allowance? Or should I help you with another broadcast?"
"No, that's not it. I just... admire you so much..."
"Stop!"
"Huh?"
He reached out and covered his sister's mouth with his hand. His skin was crawling uncomfortably. At this rate, she must be possessed by a demon.
"Ew, gross!"
His younger sister, Seo Juhui, struggled by tapping his forearm repeatedly. Finally, she seemed to regain her senses. Only then did he release her mouth.
"Cough. No, why are you overreacting to a simple thank you... It's not that. Older brother, why are you like this? It hurts~."
"Stop it, seriously. Before I kick you out."
"Tsk. I thought you'd like it."
"... Where did you get that idea?"
"That light novel you were reading? You seemed to like sister-type stories. The title was definitely about my sister..."
"Hey! I only bought the first volume, and I don't even have the next one!"
There was definitely a book at home titled "My Little Sister Is So Lovely," but he'd only bought it when light novels were popular. Since it wasn't his taste, he never bought the next volume and even buried the first one in a corner.
Wait. If she saw it, that meant Seo Juhui had entered his room. He narrowed his eyes at his younger sister.
"Did you ransack my room?"
"Ah, um... I'm sorry. I wanted to read some novels."
Seo Juhui apologized obediently. He didn't plan to say much, so he let it slide. But something about the word "novels" bothered him.
Seo Juhwan blinked in confusion. "Novels? You don't read books."
"Well, you said you're writing seriously now, so I got curious about what kind of stuff you write."
She wanted to see what he wrote. Seo Juhwan shook his head.
"I don't have paper copies of mine."
"Huh? Then? I definitely thought 'My Little Sister' was something you wrote."
"Are you serious? You're my sister—why would I write something like that?"
"Maybe you wrote it about Han Soo-ah."
"Huh? Me?"
Han Soo-ah, who had been quiet until now, pointed to herself and blinked her eyes. Before she could get any weird ideas, Seo Juhui flicked her on the forehead and said, "Stop talking nonsense and come inside. It's cold, so close the door quickly."
"Sheesh. You're always picking on me. I was just being grateful."
It turned out she was acting strange because of the laptop she'd received as a birthday gift. Since he'd said she was editing videos, he'd bought her the latest model without worrying about the price. That turned out to be the mistake—giving her something too nice.
"By the way, older brother, Mom told me to give you this."
"Me too! Mom said to give it to you, older brother!"
Both younger sisters held out bundles of wrapped items. When he opened them, there were various side dishes.
"I was planning to buy side dishes soon. Soo-ah, tell your aunt... no, I'll call her myself."
He called right away.
"Yes. Thank you for the side dishes. What? When am I getting married? Come on, I told you five years from now last time."
"Mom, no! Don't say weird things!"
The conversation that leaked outside had Han Soo-ah's face turning red as she stomped her feet in embarrassment.
After calling his parents, Seo Juhwan headed to the kitchen.
"What do you want to eat?"
"Huh? You're going to cook?"
"Based on your reaction, or you can starve."
"No, no. We were going to cook for you."
At those words, Seo Juhwan panicked and sat both of them down.
"Forget it, just sit there. What, are you trying to poison me?"
"Older brother, you're too much!"
"Let's see just how well you can do!"
He ignored the dejected Han Soo-ah and the now-confident Seo Juhui's remarks. Whatever else, he wouldn't trust cooking to these two. For some reason, neither of them inherited their parents' cooking skills. He'd pass on eating their questionable dishes.
On the other hand, Seo Juhwan was confident in his cooking skills, honed through years of living alone. He couldn't make anything fancy, but he could handle the basics well. It seemed he'd inherited his father's cooking talent. Though it wasn't shown on his stat window, he figured it was around C level.
"Hmm. There's not much here."
It had been a while since grocery shopping. He pulled out ham, kimchi, and green onions, then started making fried rice.
Tap, tap, tap, tap.
He sliced the green onions with practiced knife skills. Behind him, Seo Juhui and Han Soo-ah made surprised sounds. He found their reaction to just his knife work amusing and let out a small laugh.
Sizzle.
After releasing the aroma from the oil, he fried the ham, rice, and kimchi, then seasoned with vegetable oil, sugar, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Finally, he topped it with a nicely fried egg, and the kimchi fried rice was complete.
"Did I make too much?"
Making portions for three people seemed to have messed up the amounts. Looking troubled, Seo Juhwan scratched his eyebrow and portioned out appropriate amounts into bowls.
"If there's leftovers, I'll just eat one more meal."
Once everything was set, he called the two over.
"Wow. You made this, older brother?"
"Older brother, you cook well...?"
With the side dishes the two brought, the kimchi fried rice alone was a feast.
"Stop making me feel self-conscious and just eat."
"I'll eat well."
"I'll eat well~."
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