The Best of You
Chapter 12
Kim Tae-hang's birthday was on December 30th. Actually, it was a rather awkward date. It was the end of the month and everyone did not have much money left.
Kim So-jin counted the money in the piggy bank. After deducting the necessary expenses for the next few days, the remaining money was only enough to buy ingredients to make seaweed soup.
"Why don't we just make a bowl of seaweed soup for Tai Heng?"
"I don't think that's a good idea. It's Tai Heng's first birthday with us." Kim Nam-joon frowned and disagreed.
"Why don't we pool some money together?
We should still have some money on us. "
"What about your clothes and shoes?
Didn't Ho-seok's shoes break a few days ago? "
Jung Ho-seok touched his chin and said, "I can wear Anyang's."
Min Yoon-ki agreed calmly, "I can wear Anyang's underwear too."
Kim So-jin could not help but laugh. "What are you guys doing?
Are you a vampire who keeps an eye on Anyang? "
Speak of the devil. Just as he finished speaking, An Yang opened the door and came in with his brothers. "We're back. What are you guys doing?"
Anyang saw them sitting around the small table. His eldest brother was still holding the piggy bank. He asked, "Are you in a meeting?"
Min Yoon-ki did not answer him. He turned around and called out to Tai Heng, who was behind him, "Tai Heng, I have something to tell you."
Kim Tae-hang took off his shoes and responded, "What's the matter, brother?"
"Tai Heng, I'm sorry. We wanted to buy you a cake for your birthday, but we don't have enough money, so … Shujin Ge will make seaweed soup for you."
Kim Nam-joon was a little surprised. Just now, he had wanted to pool his money to buy the cake. Why didn't he buy it now? Just as he was about to ask, Jung Ho-seok, who understood instantly, nudged him in the arm and motioned for him not to speak.
Kim Tae-hang did not expect his brother to tell him this. Birthdays were always something children looked forward to the most. Thinking that there was no birthday cake this year, he could not help but feel disappointed. However, there was nothing he could do about the lack of living expenses.
He pulled himself together and smiled. "It's okay, brother. At least there's seaweed soup."
Anyang looked at her brothers who were sitting down, and then looked at the depressed Kim Tae-hang. She bit her lips and thought of something.
The next day, Anyang took some time to take Gennai to a nearby cake shop. The two of them chose an eight-inch strawberry cake after a long time. However, after searching from head to toe, they didn't take out half of the money.
Anyang stuck his head out to observe the female shop manager at the cashier counter. After thinking for a while, he went up to her with a small and childish voice. "Nu, can I discuss something with you?"
The shop manager, who was standing behind the cashier counter, glanced at the smiling young man in front of her. His pair of watery peach blossom eyes were slightly squinted with a hint of pleading. Coupled with his cute and childish voice, the shop manager unconsciously softened her voice and asked him, "What's the matter?"
"It's my brother's birthday. I want to buy him a cake, but we don't have enough money. So, can you let us work part-time to pay for the cake?"
Afraid that he alone was not enough, Anyang pulled his brother over. "We can work together. My brother is so cute. He will definitely attract a lot of customers."
The watery peach blossom eyes were enough to make people unable to resist. Looking at the pitiful rabbit eyes, the shop manager was immediately defeated.
After finalizing the time for the part-time job, Anyang pulled Tian Jiuguo out of the shop. Then he turned around and put his hands on his brother's shoulders. With a serious face, he said, "Jiuguo, the heavy responsibility of saving the world is entrusted to you."
Tian Jiuguo:???
Kim Tae-hang found that Gennai and his brother suddenly became busy. After school, they didn't go with him. When he asked, they just said that they had something to do.
Due to the fact that two of them had a common secret, a crack had appeared in the original trio. The feeling of being excluded made Jin Taiheng very uncomfortable. He even secretly wiped away his tears because of this.
Anyang saw it, but he couldn't say anything because he had to prepare the birthday surprise. He could only secretly ask his brothers to pick up Tai Heng after school these few days.
The part-time job at the cake shop was actually only a short two hours a day. After school, Anyang and Tian Jiuguo ran to the cake shop as if their lives depended on it. They changed into the shirts and ties they brought with them from their school bags.
The winters in Seoul were extremely cold. Even though the shop had a heater, the two brothers had no choice but to stick a circle of heat pads in their shirts. The first time, because they had pasted too many of them, An Yang's back was scalded red.
The two of them were in their teens. Due to their long years of dancing, their limbs were long and slender. They wore white shirts that slightly revealed their collarbones. Their youthful aura made it hard for people to take their eyes off them. Because Jiu Guo was still young, he had a bit of a cute and childish air about him.
It was the peak period after school. The two teenagers in white shirts attracted the attention of many passing girls. Even if they didn't want to eat cake, they couldn't help but come in to take a look.
The Korean girls were unexpectedly enthusiastic. The shy Tian Jiuguo couldn't resist at all. After a while, he turned to look for his brother and hid behind him. Anyang had no choice but to stand in front of him and politely separate them. "Sorry, my brother is a bit shy. Please don't tease him."
For some reason, the girls in front of him seemed to be even more excited.
Ahn Woo: … What's wrong with you guys?
In the end, thanks to the group of girls calling their friends, they finally saved enough money to buy a cake before Tai Heng's birthday.
On the way back to the dormitory with the cake, Anyang breathed a sigh of relief. "Today is Tai Heng's birthday. Fortunately, we made it in time."
"Brother."
"Yes?"
"I'll make a lot of money in the future. When the time comes, you won't have to be so tired to buy a cake for Tai Hengge."
"Really?" Anyang smiled and rubbed his brother's hair.
"Whatever brother wants to buy, I'll buy it for brother."
Looking at his brother's serious expression, Anyang wanted to tease him. "But when brother has money by then, I can buy it myself."
"That's different!" Tian Jiuguo anxiously retorted. "If Jiuguo buys it, it's different from if brother buys it himself!"
"Hey, Yigu." Anyang couldn't help but press the back of his neck and rub the top of his head against him. "Wuli Jiuguo is so nice."
When they were in the corridor, Anyang asked Tian Jiuguo to hold the cake and light the candles. Then, he opened the door and shouted, "Tai Heng!
Happy birthday … "Before he could finish shouting, he saw the same cake on the table.
… So why did Jiuguo and I sell our bodies so shamelessly??
The people standing at the door and the people in the room looked at each other. The birthday girl was the first to come back to her senses. She excitedly rushed over with her square mouth open.
"Is this a cake for me too?
Then I have two cakes! "
Originally, she was sad that she couldn't eat cake this year. She didn't expect to receive two cakes today. Even if Anyang and Tian Jiuguo didn't take her out to play these few days, Kim Tae-hang decided to forgive them for the sake of the cake.
Anyang felt a sense of betrayal from the bottom of his heart. While Kim Tae-hang went to the kitchen with the cake, he closed the door and sat at the table. Then, he began to criticize them. "Didn't Brother Yoon say that he didn't have money to buy another cake?
Where did this come from? "
"Isn't this a surprise for Tai Heng?"
"Why did you exclude me and Jiuguo?"
"You two didn't tell us that you got this cake, right?"
"Fine, it's the same." Anyang angrily drank a mouthful of milk.
Kim Nam-joon turned to ask Jiuguo, who was sitting down. "Where did you get this cake from, Jiuguo?"
Tian Jiuguo was just about to speak when he heard Anyang cough loudly. He immediately shut his mouth.
Min Yoon-ki glanced at the two of them. "What's wrong?
You can't tell us? "
Anyang looked unfathomable. "This is a secret."




