Chapter 64 - Future Daughter-in-law

[Today, posting one long chap instead of two short chaps]

"Then why do you people always care for Aera more?" Kiaraa asked and before her father's reply, she added, "Oh yeah, because she is dumb"

"Kiaraa, don't call your sister dumb" Chu Yu Ri scolded her daughter but Lee Myung Soo squeezed her hand asking her to keep quiet.

"You should never call dumb people dumb, it is hurtful and shows lack of basic manners" Lee Myung Soo tried to handle this situation in Kiaraa's style.

Kiaraa ran towards her dad and tightly hugged him, "Dad, you are the best" she was very happy right now after knowing his thoughts.

Lee Myung Soo sat on his knees and looked at his daughter, "I will be proud of you, if you too become the best daughter to me and your mother."

"Okay dad" Kiaraa grinned happily.

"Now, apologize to your mother"

"Sorry mom" Kiaraa next hugged Chu Yu Ri.

Kiaraa was in a very good mood so she didn't mind listening to her father.

"Go to your room" Chu Yu Ri was not happy with the way Lee Myung Soo handled this situation.

"Okay, bye" Kiaraa didn't sense the sadness in her mom's tone and left from there to join her friends.

Chu Yu Ri glared at her husband after Kiaraa left, "Are you out of your mind? This is how you are handling Kiaraa?"

"Yu Ri, Kiaraa entered her teen years, this is just an adolescent rebel phase. We need to handle her in her style." He then added, "Don't you remember how she always fights saying we ought to love her more as she is the first born?"

Chu Yu Ri nodded her head.

"I just remembered that and therefore I only said what she wanted to hear. This way we can properly handle her" he explained.

"No, Myung Soo, her behaviour is not just because of adolescence. It is deep rooted and we need to take it more seriously." Chu Yu Ri was still worried about her daughter, who she felt was on the wrong path.

"Yu Ri, you are just overthinking. Weren't we all like this too when we were teenagers?"

"No, I wasn't like her" she countered.

"Oh, then Aera too won't be like her" Lee Myung Soo sighed in relief.

"What do you mean?" His wife glared at him.

"Kiaraa took after me so she is rebellious and difficult to handle whereas Aera took after you, therefore, so sweet and cute she is" Myung Soo pulled his wife cheeks and said, "Thank you for being sweet, you made my life easier"

Chu Yu Ri pushed his hands away and glared at him, "And you made my life difficult"

Lee Myung Soo laughed, "Imagine the state of the man, who would end up marrying Kiaraa. His whole life is going to be more difficult than us."

"I think Ian can handle her" Chu Yu Ri casually said but her words surprised Lee Myung Soo.

Chuckling at her husband's reaction, she clarified, "I have a feeling Kiaraa will end up with Ian in future"

"I think I need to keep that guy away from my daughter" Lee Myung Soo didn't like the thought of Kiaraa ending up with Ian.

"Why are you sulking? Already possessive of your daughter?" Chu Yu Ri's mood improved seeing her husband's state.

"No, it is just that… let it be they are still kids, marriage is still a long way to go. This is a ridiculous discussion." 

He then hugged his wife and stroked her back, "Yu Ri, Kiaraa is not a difficult child to handle if you understand her well…"

"Are you saying I don't understand my own daughter?" Chu Yu Ri's mood again turned sour and her angry voice was clearly heard in the room.

"You understand her but you don't know how to handle her. Don't try to handle her the generic way. You know how much she loves food, instead of taking it away from her, you should have tried some other method."

"I was angry and…"

"It's okay, next time be tactful instead of being emotional. Kiaraa can't be handled by emotionally blackmailing her but only by smartly manipulating that girl."

Yu Ri looked shocked, "Are you asking me to manipulate my own daughter"

"Yes, if you want to control her. With Aera, we won't have to resort to such methods but with Kiaraa we might have to"

"Myung Soo, your parenting methods sucks" Chu Yu Ri didn't like his suggestion at all and looked offended.

Myung Soo helplessly sighed, "Yu Ri, I know my daughter very well because she is just like me. After she grows up, we won't be even able to manipulate her because she will only get smarter and one day, she will outgrow us. Until then, we need to do what we can"

"I don't agree with you"

"Okay fine, let it be" Lee Myung Soo didn't wish to argue back with his wife so he just gave up.

…

Later, Kiaraa joined her friends and got busy with them.

"Look how shameless she is, acting like nothing happened after hurting Chu Yu Ri" Ji Seo Yun commented seeing Kiaraa happily playing with other kids.

"Seo Yun, why are you acting like a child? You compete with Kiaraa, as if you are of her age" Sa Da-Hye helplessly spoke.

"Not compete, I am just annoyed with her. Yu Ri and Myung Soo spoiled that girl"

"Don't you worry, they will handle her. I am sure they sorted their differences and seeing Kiaraa's mood it is obvious Lee Myung Soo handled her well"

"Still, she is the most mannerless child in our circle" Ji Seo Yun didn't hide her disappointment in Kiaraa.

"Come on Seo Yun, instead of being disappointed in her, you should be proud of Ji Hun and Ji Hwan. Such good boys they are." Sa Da-Hye tried to distract her friend by trying to talk about her sons.

"Hmm, I am, especially of Ji Hun. You know what he again topped this year" Ji Seo Yun's mood improved when she was talking about her eldest son.

"Yeah, I know. Ian was again sulking as he came second." Sa Da-Hye playfully smiled, not minding the competition between their children.

"You should be proud of Ian, although he came second, overall he is better than Ji Hun"

"How so?"

"His socializing skills are very good. Ji Hun worries me a lot as he has only one friend and he rarely interacts with people." Ji Seo Yun expressed her worry.

"One good, loyal friend is enough and better than having multiple fake friends" Sa Da-Hye consoled her.

"True, Yang Nam-il is a nice child and a very good friend of Ji Hun" Ji Seo Yun agreed.

Then the two women saw Aera, approaching Song Ji Hun with a juice glass in her hand.

"By the way, I think I already know who your future daughter-in-law is going to be" Sa Da-Hye joked seeing Ji Hun accepting the juice from Aera.

Ji Seo Yun smiled seeing them.

"I won't mind having Aera as my daughter-in-law" she then decided to tease her friend, "I am rather worrying about your future"

"Why?" Sa Da-Hye looked confused.

"You think you can handle a daughter-in-law like Kiaraa?"

Sa Da-Hye laughed loudly hearing her question, "My son will handle her, I'll just go on a world tour after getting them married"

"So, you don't mind it?" Ji Seo Yun was a bit surprised that Sa Da-Hye was cool about it.

"Of course not, I am just hoping for them to grow up soon and relieve me from my responsibilities" 

"Haha, no wonder you are the coolest mother amongst we three" Ji Seo Yun commented.

"That I am" Sa Da-Hye proudly winked.

On the other side, when Aera offered Song Ji Hun the glass of juice, he accepted it as he didn't wish to be rude towards her.

"Thank you" he politely bowed to her.

"You are welcome, oppa" Aera was very happy as he always accepts the food, she brings for him.

"Aera, get me also a glass of juice" Song Ji Hwan shouted standing a few meters away from them.

'Am I, his servant?' Aera glared at Ji Hwan and ignored him.

"Aera, juice" Ji Hwan again shouted only to get ignored by Aera once again.

"Here, have this" Song Ji Hun anyway didn't wish to drink this juice so he offered it to his brother, who happily ran towards them.

Ji Hun then left from there upsetting Aera as he only had a few sips.

Ji Hwan didn't mind drinking from his brother's glass and finished the whole juice.

Aera was about to walk away from there when he taunted her.

"When you bring one glass of juice for him, can't you use your other hand to bring another glass for me too?" Ji Hwan asked between his sips.

Aera glared at him, "Do I look like your servant?"

Ji Hwan almost spurted out the juice hearing her reply.

He looked around his surroundings and saw everyone else was a few meters away from them, so no one heard her.

"How can you be so sweet with him and so rude towards me?" he asked the girl who clearly looked annoyed with him.

"Why are you comparing yourself to him?" Aera questioned him.

"Because he is my brother"

"Yet he is so amazing and you are so weird" Aera softly muttered and before she could walk away, Ji Hwan stopped her.

"Weird? You think I am weird?" He pointed at himself.

"Hmm" Aera nodded her head, not afraid of him.

Ji Hwan chuckled, "I am the most amazing guy on this planet, you are the one, who is weird"

"Okay" Aera didn't mind his words.

"Look at your arrogance" Ji Hwan was offended by her attitude towards him, "You do realize right, if you are successful in your mission of being my brother's wife then I will be your brother-in-law?" he asked her.

"So?" Aera was still not affected by his question and glared at this gut, whom she always found annoying.

"So, you need to respect me, I am older than you"

Aera deeply sighed, "My sister and her friends, they all like bullying me" she declared and left from there.

"Bully? I bullied her?" Ji Hwan spoke to himself looking at her retreating back unbelievably.

"If you are done drinking your juice, come back" Ian shouted from a few meters.

Song Ji Hwan finished off his juice and went back to play with his friends.