Traveling back in time to take care of Sung Deok-sun

Chapter 14 Mother

Sunwoo's family

Wearing a coat, Sunwoo placed a black plastic bag on the steps, changed his shoes, walked into the house, and opened the door to find his mother sitting at his desk.

"Mom, what are you doing here?" Sunwoo asked.

Seeing that his mother didn't speak and still had her back to him, Sunwoo quickly asked, "Mom, is something wrong?"

Sunwoo's mother did not respond. She calmly took out the cigarettes she had found and placed them on the corner of the table.

Turning back, she asked in her usual tone, "What is this?"

"Do you smoke?" asked Sunwoo's mother.

"What?" Sunwoo.

"You smoke, don't you?" asked Sunwoo's mother.

"No, what are you talking about!" Sunwoo hurriedly denied.

"When did you start smoking? Tell your mother honestly." Without believing Sunwoo's denial, Sunwoo's mother asked him on her own.

"No, this isn't mine!" Sunwoo said anxiously, his voice becoming much louder.

"What have you been doing lately? Who have you been hanging out with?" Sunwoo's mother asked, her face darkening.

Sunwoo, somewhat exasperated, shouted, "I already said it's not mine!"

Seeing her son, with whom she used to have such a good relationship, speaking so loudly in response to her, Sunwoo's mother became even more furious.

His face was filled with anger and sadness.

"How did your mother raise you? Do you really want to drive your mother crazy?"

"He hangs out with delinquent students and even smokes!"

"What's wrong with you lately?!"

Sunwoo's mother questioned him fiercely.

"I didn't!" Sunwoo's eyes widened, hardly believing that his beloved mother would think that way about him.

He couldn't help but reply in a harsher tone, "Why are you suddenly saying all this? I've already said it's not mine!"

When Sunwoo's mother saw that Sunwoo still wouldn't admit it, she stepped forward and questioned, "Then what about your face? What happened to the injury on your face?"

What exactly happened to her face?

"You got into a fight?"

"Been beaten?"

Sunwoo couldn't help but sigh speechlessly. So that's why. His mother had asked about it before, but he hadn't said anything. He never expected that his mother would remember it all this time.

In addition, his mother found a strange pack of cigarettes in his room, which was just the trigger.

"Are you really not going to tell your mother?" Seeing Sunwoo shake his head and sigh, Sunwoo's mother looked angry and disappointed.

"You've become like this? Is it because Daddy's gone? You don't care about Mommy at all anymore?"

"Mom!!" Sunwoo shouted as he looked at her.

Looking at his mother, who was staring at him and about to ask him all sorts of questions, Sunwoo hesitated for a moment before saying, "Mom, this happened when I was shaving."

"I just cut myself while shaving."

Upon hearing this, Sunwoo's mother stared blankly at her child, then lowered her head, tears streaming uncontrollably from her eyes.

Sure enough, Sunwoo thought to himself that he just didn't want his mother to know that he had cut himself while shaving, because he was afraid that she would overthink and associate it with his father's death, which would only cause her more sadness.

Unexpectedly, his mother was still the same mother who cared deeply for him. If he had known this would happen, he would have been better off making things clear to her from the beginning.

As for cigarettes...

He was completely baffled; where did the smoke come from?

Sunwoo's mother burst into tears, which flowed freely.

She finally understood. The child didn't not care about her; he just cared about her too much and knew her too well, so he didn't want her to know.

However, even though she understood, she still couldn't help but feel heartbroken. Without her father, as a mother, even though she tried her best to take care of Sunwoo, she still couldn't provide the kind of guidance that only her father could give.

She couldn't help but cover her face and break down in tears. It turned out that she had just been too worried and confused. Her child would not let her down, and she shouldn't have doubted him.

Seeing his mother break down in tears, Sunwoo quickly hugged her, patted her back, and said comforting words.

"Oh, Mom, it's okay. I just got a scratch. Many of my friends have the same thing. It has nothing to do with Dad."

Upon hearing her child's words of comfort, Sunwoo's mother burst into tears, unable to hold back her pent-up emotions any longer.

An adult's breakdown often happens in an instant.

......

in the living room

"Pearl, be careful, your brother went all the way to the rice mill to buy this."

Sunwoo, dressed in a neat suit, and Jinju paid their respects at their father's memorial tablet. Sunwoo took out the rice wine he had bought from afar and poured it for Jinju, who was holding a cup in front of her father's memorial tablet. This was her father's favorite drink.

Sunwoo's mother, watching her sensible child, couldn't help but wipe away her tears.

Looking at the black and white photo of her deceased husband on the memorial tablet, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

A single mother, taking care of two children, supporting her family with her frail body; nothing could make this strong woman feel sad.

But it was only her children, especially such sensible children, that made her feel more indebted to them, the more sensible they were.

My child is never as naughty as other people's children. At the same age, he always acts like an adult in front of me.

It was as if he was taking over the burden of caring for his mother and sister from his father's shoulders.

It's heartbreaking; I even suspected he might turn bad.

The more she thought about it, the more tears she couldn't stop she shed.

......

the next morning

Paula's family was sitting in front of the TV, watching the live broadcast of the Olympic Games opening ceremony.

Yu Hui Cong Cong hurriedly ran back from the alley carrying a black bag and a bottle of cola.

"Dad," Yu Hui put down the cola and took out a bottle of beer, placing it in front of his father.

Paula's dad watched the Olympic Games opening ceremony on TV with his eyes glued to the screen, while expertly picking up a beer and opening it.

"Why are you drinking in broad daylight?" Paula's mother glanced at him and couldn't help but scold him.

"Oh my, how can we have a day like this without some wine!" Paula's dad, still staring intently, continued, "Besides, our second daughter is carrying on the Olympic spirit and is going to the Olympics today!"

After saying that, he took a big gulp of beer.

"Where is my sister?" Yu Hui asked doubtfully.

"Paula, come out quickly, it's starting!" Paula's mother called out, peering into the house as she heard Yu Hui's question.

"I won't look!" came a voice from inside the house.

"You'll regret it if you don't look, you crazy girl!" Paula's father shouted.

"Oh!! The contestants are entering!" Yu Hui quickly patted his father's arm and pointed at the TV.

Paula's mom and dad instantly perked up.

"Oh! Right." Paula's mom said, picking up the phone.

At Zhenghuan's house, the woman who answered the phone, Ms. Leopard, replied, "Ah, I understand, I understand, start recording now."