When I was in Reply 1988

Chapter 837 Paula is, after all, a girl.
Besides the banknotes, there was also a folded note.

To my wife: Buy what you want, eat what you want, and let me know if you need more. Keep it up!!!

The handwriting on the sticky note was messy but forceful, and the three exclamation marks were like little hammers hitting her heart.

Paula traced the words "wife" between her fingertips, her face flushing slightly, and muttered, "Who's your wife?"

Although he said that, he looked very happy.

The ending sound is soft and gentle, like maltose melting on the tip of the tongue.

She folded the envelope back to its original shape and put it in the drawer.

He placed a dictionary under it, with the 300,000 won given to him by Sung Dong-il next to it.

This is a lot of money, but Paula doesn't plan to spend it.

Save it, and use it to buy things for Li Renyong later.

He's easygoing and careless, but he has his own money and can make do with whatever he needs in life.

Paula chuckled at the thought of Li Renyong's humiliating defeat.

Besides these, she also doesn't plan to spend Cheng Dongri's 300,000 yuan.

Save where you can; children from poor families learn to be independent early.

This bedroom is filled with people's care and love.

Li Yihua's bedding, and Aunt Huili's skincare products.

In short, Paula was surrounded by happiness at this moment.

……

It's 7:30, and the photo studio is almost closing time.

When Li Renyong pushed open the door and walked in, the wind chimes above his head jingled loudly.

The shopkeeper peeked out from the darkroom, his reading glasses slipping down to the tip of his nose: "Hey, Ah Yong? Long time no see."

Li Renyong handed over the camera: "It's not too late now. Same as always, expedited."

The shop owner took the camera: "It will be ready in half an hour."

The photos came out still warm from the developing solution.

The boss pushed up his glasses and said, "I didn't expect Paula to be able to cry. It's quite vivid."

Paula's face in the photo is blurred from crying, filling the entire space, with glistening snot on her nose and her right hand still smeared on the lens.

That was a blurry image left behind when she tried to snatch the camera.

Lee In-yong took out the photo with Paula on it separately; the rest was the living environment of the goshiwon (exam preparation center).

He took out his wallet and asked, "How much?"

The shop owner smiled and said, "The price is still the same as before, it hasn't gone up."

When I walked out of the photo studio, the streetlights were already on.

In the alley.

Li Renyong did not go home, but went to Paula's house instead.

Pushing open the half-closed door, I was immediately greeted by the aroma of perilla leaf kimchi and soybean paste tofu soup.

He walked into the living room and said, "Eating so late?"

Lee Il-hwa's chopsticks were still holding kimchi when she stood up.

"Has Ah Yong eaten?"

Without waiting for a reply, she turned and walked towards the kitchen: "I'll get you a bowl."

She was eager to know whether Paula's living environment was good or bad.

A child with a mother is a treasure; that's exactly what's happening now.

No matter where you go, there will always be someone in this world who cares about you and worries about you.

"Don't serve any more rice. I had jajangmyeon with Paula tonight, so just have some soup."

Lee In-yong sat next to Deok-sun, and Sung Dong-il's gaze swept over him like a searchlight.

He also wanted to know how Paula was doing, but he was a little embarrassed to ask.

Li Yihua ladled out some tofu soup and placed it on the table, then asked directly, "How's Paula?"

Li Renyong said with a smile, "It's alright. The bedroom isn't big, but the corridor is quite clean. You can see a lot of students studying there, and there are security guards too. You wouldn't understand even if I told you, but I took some photos."

He took out the photo and handed it to Li Yihua.

Li Yihua took the photo and examined it carefully.

Sung Dong-il was very anxious; he wanted to see it too.

"I'm telling you, how can you keep looking at it? You should give it to someone else after you're done looking at it."

Without any hesitation, he snatched the photos that Li Yihua had just finished looking at.

The photos began their traveling exhibition on the dining table. Lee Il-hwa - Sung Dong-il - Deok-sun - Yu-hui.

While eating, Deok-sun said, "The room looks pretty good, quite cozy."

Li Yihua's eyes were full of worry: "I don't know if the child will be able to get used to living here."

Cheng Dongri said loudly, "She's going there to study. No matter how good the accommodations are, it's useless if she can't concentrate on her studies."

Yu Hui said, "Mom and Dad, don't worry, my eldest sister has always been very strong."

Li Renyong raised an eyebrow and said, "Strong?"

Then he took out the photo of Paula crying, which was still fresh in his mind.

"Take a look at it."

Yu Hui took the photo, his face filled with disbelief.

"My older sister cried!"

Deok-sun said, "How could Sung Bora cry?"

Lee Il-hwa said, "Paula really cried?"

Sung Dong-il said, "Bora is, after all, a girl."

Four sentences, four different tones.

Li Renyong took back the photos: "I should go now. Don't tell Paula that I showed you the photos, or I'll be in big trouble."

Upon hearing this, Deok-sun couldn't help but shudder.

Thinking back to Paula's furious outbursts, it's terrifying.

Sung Dong-il waved his hand and said, "We won't tell."

Li Renyong stood up and said, "Paula is fine there, everyone don't need to worry. I should go home and talk to my mom, she's quite worried too."

Li Yihua quickly replied, "Tell me anytime you hear news about her."

Paula's personality is such that she only reports good news and not bad news; she definitely wouldn't tell her family the truth.

With someone acting as a messenger, Li Yihua felt much more at ease.

Li Renyong nodded and said, "Understood."

Then, he turned to ask, "Deok-sun, is Dong-ryong home?"

I didn't pass the singing preliminary round this afternoon, so it's good to go and comfort me.

Deok-sun picked up the last piece of tofu from her bowl and put it in her mouth: "It's probably in the study room."

She glanced at the wall clock: "I'll be there in a bit too."

Li Renyong said, "Want to come along?"

Deok-sun said, "No, I'm going with Jung-hwan."

Li Renyong shrugged, turned around and walked out the door.

It got even darker, and the glow of the streetlights cast long shadows.

"Brother Renyong".

Yu Hui's voice came from behind.

Li Renyong turned around and found that Yu Hui had caught up with him.

"what's up?"

Yu Hui bowed deeply to Li Renyong: "Thank you, brother. I passed the preliminary round this afternoon."

Is this a way of thanking someone for lending money to practice singing at karaoke?
Li Renyong waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you can pass even without me."

Yu Hui straightened up: "You trust me that much?"

“It’s not that I believe in you, it’s that I believe in Paula. He said you like to sing, so you’ll definitely pass.”

"Is that you, eldest sister?"

“That’s right. She also said that your dream is to be a music teacher. I thought you liked baseball so much that you wanted to be a baseball coach.”

So, it turns out that my older sister has always understood herself and insisted on believing in herself?

Even though my grades are so bad?
But why does my older sister never say it?

Yu Hui bowed again and said, "No matter what, thank you, Brother Renyong."

Li Renyong said with a smile, "No matter what, you're still my brother-in-law. Go back now."

and many more!

I suddenly forgot something.

Didn't we agree that Paula was supposed to dance today?

(End of this chapter)