Chp 6 The weight of traditions
Haven't proof read yet so deal with the mistakes
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The sun rose high, Mrs Jeon was in the kitchen preparing for breakfast while kook was beside her helping her.
"I just don’t understand what your father actually wants."
Mrs. Jeon said while rolling the dough. Jungkook was beside her, roasting the roti on the griddle. Both of them were busy with their tasks.
"Eomma, you already know how appa is,"
Jungkook replied
"He loves me a lot, but more than that, he deeply cares for me. He always tries to protect me , whether it's from harm or from people’s harsh words. Do you remember when I asked to become a doctor? Appa’s relatives were so furious.
If someone else had been in his place, they might have given in to what the family said.
But not appa. That day he proved that, beyond logic, beyond even his own family, he chooses me, he chooses us. "
Mrs Jeon smiled.
"You’re right. Do you know… when you were born, your grandmother wanted a boy again.
But then you came into our lives, a girl.
She was so angry back then, and she even started to hate me.
But do you know who held my hand during that time?
Your father. He held you close to his chest and said, ‘She is my princess, a piece of my heart, someone I never want to lose.’ Now, when I see him taking such a big step for you, I do feel a bit shaken.
.. but my faith in him has never wavered. "
Kook eyes got filled with tears, she replied
"He loves me so much, i don't know how will I survive in my in-laws house without you all "
"Hey, why are you crying? And there’s no marriage proposal for you yet, so you’re not going anywhere for now. You’ll stay here with us .... Being our precious princess."
Jungkook smiled sadly.
"Maybe not now… but someday, I’ll have to leave this house, won’t I? Eomma … why is it always like this? Why is it us, girls, who have to leave our homes? It feels like cheating… a cruel betrayal."
Mrs. Jeon gently smiled and caressed Jungkook’s chin.
"This has been the custom for generations, my child.
This is how it has always been. We girls have to leave our homes , our mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, and go live with people we barely know…
at our husband's home. We have to try and understand them, endure the cruelty of their families, and in that house we call our 'in-laws’ place', we’re often treated no better than servants.
It was only my good fortune that I married your father.
Otherwise, my life would have been just like so many other women…
working like a maid from morning till night, cooking, washing clothes, and still being taunted…
sometimes even beaten by their husbands.
As your mother… as a woman… I pray that your husband turns out to be a good man, someone who respects you, loves you, and never forces himself on you. "
Kook nodded while sniffing and hugged her mother
"I love you eomma, I love you all so much"
Mrs Jeon hugged him back looking up at the ceiling with teary eyes combing koo's hair
"I love you very much too, my precious Jungkookie. I hope that all the happiness in the world comes your way and that you always stay happy."
Minho enters dramatically, hands on hips, mock-shocked expression
"Ohhh… so this is what’s happening behind my back!"
"Is some intense emotional drama going on here? Or is this the grand finale of a soap opera?"
He pauses, eyes dart between his eomma and sister
"Tears? Hugs? Heartfelt confessions? And all of it without me??"
He turns to eomma with a dramatic gasp.
"Wow, Mom! Ever since you got your daughter, you’ve completely forgotten about your son!"
He clutches chest like a heartbroken Bollywood hero.
"And who am I now? Just a guest appearance in your life? Where are those memories of your precious son? The one who couldn’t even take a step without his eommonie?"
He pauses… then smirks dramatically
"Anyway, at least give me a little emotional screen time too… or the TRP is going to drop!"
Jungkook walks over with a smile on her face
"Aww Oppa , stop being dramatic. No one can ever replace you. You’re the OG star of this show, okay?"
She gives him a tight side hug
"Now come here before your scene gets cut from the episode!"
Minho's broke the hug and went near her eomma and hugged her from side pouting
"You little witch , i know all your intentions, you want to steal my eomma from me, but just FYI I'm still eomma's favourite, am I right eomma"
Mrs Jeon sigh and slapped minho's arm which was on her waist
"You're grown up now but still acts like a kid, don't you have any work today"
Minho pouted
"I do have, but I don't wanna go, that cold boss of mine will shout again too"
"Are you for real Minho, when you were little you used to throw tantrums to go to school and now for work too, when are you gonna be mature, look at you younger sister, she's so well mannered, she goes to her job on time, does her work on her own, she doesn't come behind me holding my dress hem whining to me to make this and that"
Koo smirked proudly and flipped her hair when Minho furrowed his eyebrows at her, kook tucked her tongue out and teased him
"Eommaaaa!!, although I'm 26 now but still in your little son, aren't i?"
Mrs Jeon sigh as she turned around and started to stir the curry in the pot.
"Jungkookie, my sweet child, come here and help eomma,Someone truly said it right, there’s no point in having sons, it’s daughters who are the real blessing."
Minho fake cried but that's when he heard his appa's voice , he immediately rushed out
"What appa?"
"Come sit here"
Minho nodded as he took the seat beside his dad on the dining table
"I just got a call from Mrs. Lee Dohee, there's a marriage proposal for Jungkook."
Minho's playful demeanor vanished in the thin air, his eyebrows furrowed, his hand tightened up
"Who are they?"
"Kim family, the groom's name is Kim taehyung "
Minho's eyes got widened in pure shock, his eyes got narrowed as he looked at his father
"W-who, appa, k-kim what?"
"Kim taehyung, the great kim family "
"Really?,did he said yes for the proposal?"
"Donno, but his family wants to meet us, to talk about this marriage "
Minho nodded
"Appa, that man, kim Taehyung is my boss,He’s a very good person. I know everything about him, what he eats, drinks, how he lives, everything. I feel like he’s right for Jungkookie. We should talk to them."
"If you say so, because I want a good family and husband for my daughter "
"Trust me with this appa,he's the best on for our princess"
Mr jeon nodded
"Go and call you mother and sister"
Minho nodded and went from there soon the trio came back to the dining area
"What is it appa?"
"A marriage proposal has come for you"
Kook eyes got widened but yet she nodded
"Ji, who are they?"
"Kim family "
Mrs Jeon eyes got widened
"K-kim family, aren't they the wealthiest family, and Minho your boss is Kim too right?"
"It's my boss's family who has sent the proposal eomma"
"Omo really?"
Minho nodded
"They want to see Jungkook this weekend "
"Y-yeah were fine with that, call them"
Mrs Jeon said looking at kook who nodded her head
"Ok than I'll call Mrs Lee and inform her and say that it's a yes from our side, wait but princess don't you want to see you soon to be husband's photo?"
Kook's cheeks got red, she looks down and nodded slowly
"Here it is, in this envelope,open carefully okay"
He said handling and envelope to kook's hand who took it with shaky hands
"I'll s-see them afterwards appa"
Mr jeon nodded and than looked at Mrs Jeon
"I have some work outside, I'll be back till evening "
Mrs Jeon nodded
"And yeah Minho, drop your sister at hospital today"
"Don't worry, I'll drop Queen Elizabeth at the hospital"
Mr jeon nodded and went from there, the trio had their breakfast and soon Minho dropped koo at the hospital , he soon reached kim enterprises while looking at his watch, he rushed towards the lift but bumped into a lady who was young and rich , she spun around and was going to fall down but at the right time Minho pulled her by her waist preventing her from falling down
The girl's was circled around his neck holding in place, she blinked as she looked at him and then it strucked her all at once, she immediately stood up in her feet and pushed Minho
"Can't you see and walk, are you blind?,
I donno why tae oppa gives job to people like you in this company when they don't even know how to walk,next time see and walk, idiot "
Saying that the gurl went from them rolling her eyes in attitude and here we lost our most goofy guy, like his soul left his body, he kept staring at the girl's back, wondering who the hell was this beautiful lady
An employee came to Minho running
"Minho sir, what are you doing here, the boss is asking for you, please go to his cabin"
Minho's eyes got widened in shock, he looked at his watch again and it looked like his eyes will come out of his socket, he ran towards the lift but saw it was on the top floor so he had no chance but to take the stairs, why?, because our boy has no patience.
After five minutes
Minho, breathing heavily, reaches near Tae’s office. His breaths were so intense, it felt as if his heart might burst out of his chest.
He knocked on the door, and entered inside when he heard a come in
"You're fifteen minutes late Mr jeon"
A deep voice came, and as I said taehyung is a punctual person, he doesn't like people who waste time
"Hh s-sir th-ah-the lift was at the top floor so i-hh I had to take the stairs"
Tae nodded as he silently pushed the glass of water infront while checking his file
"It's ok, next time be in time"
Minho nodded while taking the glass in his hand chucking down the water all at once
"Thanks sir"
"Hmm"
"Whats my schedule for today?"
"Sir for today you have to check some emails and messages, and then you have an executive strategy meeting with the department heads, than a call with the Mumbai branch and that's it"
Tae nodded
"Should I bring coffee for you sir?"
"Hmm"
Minho nodded understanding him without him saying anything, he chuckled in his mind thinking how will his baby sister will handle this groggy,cold, egoistic man.
"Poor jungkookie"
Minho giggles while making coffe for taehyung but suddenly the girl he encountered few minutes ago came in her mind, even though she talked rudely and her tone was not good but still she was beautiful, like angel with devil's wings
"Who was she?"
"Whoever she was, she was very beautiful"
Minho smiled at his silly thoughts
With taehyung
The coat tae was was hanging on the chair behind, the spectacles wasying on his nose bridge as he was checking some emails,but after few minutes he didn't know why but his head started paining so he removed his specs and kept it on the desk front and massaged his forehead,he closed his eyes for a minute but something unexpected happenes which never happened in his life before.
Something unexpected, like he was thinking about that girl in the picture, those eyes, beautiful lips, bunny chubby cheeks, the way she carried herself all that was drowning tae in her beauty
He shook his head as he came out of his little dream world and said annoyingly
"What the hell is happening?, where the hell is my coffee?"
Minho who was again day dreaming about that girl, by standing infront of the taes office with a cup of hot coffee in his hand , startled hearing his loud voice , he rushed inside
"Sorry, sorry, sir here's your coffee"
He tried to walk faster but in the moment, because of the shrug kept on the floor he slipped but thankfully he balanced himself and didn't fell
"Clumsy"
Tae muttered, Minho smiled nervously keeping the coffee cup on the desk with shaking hands
"Sorry sir, I just got tripped because of that shrug"
"Go and recheck this file again, this time i don't want any mistakes"
Minho nodded taking the file from taes hand and walked out of his room not before bowing infront of tae.
"Cold ass bastard, I hope koo will teach him a lesson"
Minho pouted like a baby and went to his seperate small cabinet
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To be continued