dognovel Chapter 115 The Crowd Under the Wine
Chapter 115 The Crowd Under the Wine
Seeing Choi Moo-sung, who was lost in thought with his head down and whose mood was getting increasingly depressed, Sung Dong-il quickly shouted loudly.
"Sigh! It's all Phoenix Hall showing off!"
"We're just saying, so what if we have ten parents!"
"It's definitely not as good as how Aze's dad treats Aze!"
"It's all just self-bragging~ Come on~ Cheers~"
Sung Dong-il spoke exaggeratedly, glancing at Kim Sung-kyun, and said something teasing about Choi Moo-sung.
"Come on, pour me a glass!" Sung Dong-il ordered Kim Sung-kyun. Choi Moo-sung, startled by his shout, shook his head, temporarily snapping out of his daze, and forced a smile as he raised his glass.
The three fathers raised their glasses and drank the wine in them.
"It's Christmas today, why is the atmosphere so awful..." Kim Sung-kyun sighed as he looked at the two of them, propping himself up with one hand. "Alright, I'll sing a song!"
"Stop singing..." Sung Dong-il quickly reached out and pressed him down, interrupting his spellcasting.
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Sunwoo's family
On the small table, there was a small dish of food and two bottles of sake. In front of the table, two mothers sat cross-legged.
Sun-young walked out backwards and carefully closed the door.
"Is Pearl asleep so early?" Li Yihua asked softly with a smile, while pouring herself and Shanying a glass of wine.
"She was playing too wildly with her brother and fell asleep early~" Sunyoung picked up the wine glass she had just filled and took a satisfied sip.
"Pearl is so lucky~ Everyone in the neighborhood came out to make her Christmas presents~" Ms. Leopard exclaimed.
“It’s her good fortune~” Sunyoung said with a smile.
“This year’s Christmas gift, Pearl will definitely be unforgettable~” Lee Il-hwa said, looking at Sun-young.
"We'll forget next year~ The kids won't remember any of them~" Ms. Leopard pouted.
“No way!” Sun-young disagreed with Ms. Leopard’s statement and retorted.
"Putting aside everything else, when I was about the size of a pearl..."
“There was no Christmas back then. On my birthday, my mother pieced together some scraps of fabric and made me a rag doll overnight,” Sun-young said proudly, recounting the rag doll her mother made for her.
"Back then, we didn't have any money, so we just pieced together scraps of cloth!"
"I still remember the day I received the doll!"
Lee Il-hwa watched as Sun-young confidently recounted her experiences and quickly agreed.
"Yes, Pearl will never forget this gift!"
"Really? Then let's toast to the unforgettable pearl!" Ms. Leopard raised her glass. "Cheers!"
"Haha~ Cheers~ Cheers~" Lee Il-hwa and Seon-young looked at their older sister with smiles and raised their glasses together.
"Aigoo~ It's so nice to have the three of us together~"
Li Yihua looked at the two of them, smiled, and shook her head.
.......
Zhengfeng Family
"So far, it's still number 11!" the dollfish said, leaning against Jung-hwan's thigh, sounding a little sleepy.
"I'll choose number 14 again!" Yu Hui raised his hand to indicate.
“Me too!” Zhengfeng nodded in agreement.
"Not entirely satisfied, but I'll choose number 7~" Sunwoo joined his friends' selection, then cautiously glanced at Bora sitting to the side.
“I choose number 15!” Deok-sun raised her hand.
"I choose number 16!" Liu Shuyu raised his hand.
Everyone:? ? ?
"Hey, Seowoo, are you a prophet? The 16th hasn't been released yet~" Seonwoo teased.
“Then I’ll choose number 16 too!” Deok-sun immediately gave her unconditional support.
"Wow~" Yu Hui, who had been looking back at Liu Shuyu, noticed that her second sister had changed direction and that the two of them were sitting together, looking very intimate.
Yu Hui turned his head to look at the TV, his eyes already darting around, his fingers cupped to his chin, and a mysterious smile playing on his lips—like a cunning frog constantly patting his belly...
“Number 16 is out, look~” Jung-hwan said, watching TV.
TV: Number 16, 'Infinite Track' "To You".
The rousing opening theme song immediately snapped everyone out of their previous boredom.
"I also choose number 16!" the salamander shouted.
"I choose too!" Jung-hwan raised his hand.
Sunwoo was about to raise his hand when he glanced at Bora and saw her sitting quietly, so he lowered his hand again...
Liu Shuyu glanced at Sunwoo, who was behaving unusually 'calm and mature' in front of Bora, and then turned his head away and chuckled secretly.
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At night, at Deok-sun's house.
After drinking, Sung Dong-il and Lee Il-hwa were already sprawled out, fast asleep, completely out of it.
Paula put her glasses aside and focused on brushing her teeth.
"Sis~ It's me, Sunwoo! Can you come out for a second?"
Hearing the sounds outside the door, Paula spat out the foam in her mouth, looked out the door with a look of utter despair, and sighed.
"What's wrong?" Bora, wearing slippers, followed Sunwoo to the street corner and finally couldn't help but ask.
Sunwoo turned to look at Bora, reached into his pocket, took out a wrapped gift, and handed it to her.
"What is this?!" Paula looked at him, somewhat speechless.
“It’s a gift…” Sunwoo said calmly.
"Hey, I told you, don't bother me!" Bora looked at Sunwoo with a stern face. "You're making me feel guilty!"
"Sister, are you my guardian angel?" Sunwoo asked softly, ignoring Bora's impatience.
"The guardian angel's gift ends today." Seeing that Bora didn't answer, Sunwoo continued with a smile.
"I'm leaving!" Sunwoo grabbed Bora's hand and smiled as he placed the gift in her hand.
"Ah!" Shan Yu suddenly turned around and approached Paula, who subconsciously shrugged and looked up at him nervously.
"Merry Christmas!" Sunwoo said with a smile, and then he really left.
Paula looked at the gift in her hand with a conflicted expression. Watching Sunwoo leave, she turned around helplessly and walked home with her head down.
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Aze family
Cui Wusheng sat alone at the table, on which sat an empty sake bottle, a half-full bottle of sake, and a packet of snacks on a newspaper.
After drinking with everyone, Cui Wusheng did not go to sleep. Instead, he chose to sit alone at home waiting for his son to return. He picked up a cup of sake and poured himself a full glass.
Without eating any snacks or hesitating, he tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp.
After drinking two more glasses, Cui Wusheng, who already had a low alcohol tolerance, slumped onto the table, glancing at his watch.
In the end, he fell asleep on the table.
She'd rather sit and fall asleep while waiting for her son than go back to sleep first.
Aze walked through the alley carrying a black suitcase. The alley was deserted, except for a strangely dressed snowman that greeted him on his return.
The first thing Aze saw when he opened the door was his father, who was asleep on the table.
She quietly put down her suitcase and walked forward.
"Dad," Aze called softly.