A Saturday Meeting with Shinye
Today is Saturday, the day Shinye noona and I were supposed to meet for a combined stream.
With her becoming chairman in one go thanks to a huge sponsorship, she had promised to do today's combined stream for me.
Although Shinye noona said she'd come directly, I think it's better for me to go to her place.
Just the money she spent on me could cover a normal person's salary for 1 or 2 months.
Thanks to Shinye noona, even without immediate WeTube income, I have quite some breathing room now.
So before leaving, I contacted her right away.
“Hello. Hi. Shinye unnie, it's Jiyoung.”
“Yeah. Jiyoung.”
“We’re meeting today, right? So I’m heading over right now.”
“Then you know the luxury apartment? I’ll come out to greet you in front of 101-dong.”
“Eh? The luxury apartment?”
Let me think. The luxury apartment?
If it's the luxury apartment, it's where the rich live, and it's also the apartment where Mina lives.
Even though it's the same apartment as Mina's, why didn't I know?
I'd been to Mina's apartment often, passing by it at least once, but I'd never met her there.
Every time I went, the timing didn't match, so I guess we never overlapped.
“Mina. Shinye unnie lives in the apartment where you live.”
“Yeah. I knew.”
“Really? If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have had to come to our house.”
“I kept it a secret to surprise Jiyoung. I've been to Shinye unnie's house once before. Jiyoung would get bored coming alone for an hour to our house. And I have to keep an eye on her.”
“Huh?”
“It's nothing.”
There was no need for Mina to come to our house, yet she came all the way here.
At the end, she said something small, but it wasn't a big deal, right?
Of course, it would be much better to go with Mina than alone.
Still, if I had known it was Mina's apartment, I would have told her to wait at home.
So Mina wouldn't have told me either.
Mina is always considerate of me and such a kind friend.
“If I leave now, I'll arrive before noon.”
“Okay.”
“We have time, so let's take it slow.”
Jiyoung and I headed to the subway to go to the apartment where Shinye noona was waiting.
Since it's a distance that takes 4 to 50 minutes, it would be quite tiring if there were no seats.
But since the subway station we take is near the end, there's a very high probability we'll get a seat.
The real blessing is that although it's 4 to 50 minutes by subway, we don't need to transfer and can go directly.
When the subway announcement came, Jiyoung and I hurriedly got on the subway.
As expected, the subway was not crowded, and we were able to sit down.
“Our neighborhood is close to the end station, so it's really nice.”
“People who commute by subway really wish their house was near the subway end station.”
“When commuting, there are so many people, so taking at the end station means you can always sit, which is great.”
“Now that Mina is going to live with us, we won't take the subway as much.”
“Thank you.”
“Mina is part of our family.”
Last night, after noona came back and Mina started living with us, we discussed whether she could go to school with us, and noona said of course it's fine.
Of course, Mina's parents had also given permission.
Our family thinks of Mina like family, and Mina's parents think of us like family too.
From Mina's parents' perspective, it's similar to sending their daughter to a sister's self-supporting room.
Parents who live close to school and have their older sister living in a room nearby, who would refuse?
From our house's perspective, Mina helps with household chores and being a jack-of-all-trades, noona's mornings will be easier.
Noona doesn't have to prepare breakfast and go out first; Mina can make the breakfast.
Today, after the combined stream at Shinye noona's house, we'll pack our things at Mina's house and head back to our house.
Since it's the same apartment as Mina's, after the combined stream, we can go to Mina's house to pack and come out.
It's great that Mina is going to live with us.
“Mina, today we're going home to pack our things, right?”
“Yeah. I prepared everything yesterday.”
“Now that we're going to school, there won't be any 1-hour walks. Let's go to school together with me too.”
“Thank you. Thanks to you and unnie for being considerate. I'm so happy.”
“Me too, living with Mina is great.”
If we live together, we can go to school together and be together 24 hours a day, which is great for me.
We've been friends our whole lives, but we've never fought once, and probably no one has a better relationship than us.
We're basically lifelong friends.
I'm not thinking about dating a guy at all, so as long as Mina doesn't date a guy, we'll stay together.
I haven't seen Mina like a guy, so there was a time I thought Mina isn't interested in guys, but personally, I hope she stays with me for life, and I wish she doesn't have a boyfriend.
But if she does, there will be a time I have to let go.
Of course, if a guy takes Mina away from me, I'll hate him a lot.
“What will I do without Mina?”
“We'll just live together forever.”
“But Mina will have a boyfriend someday.”
“I don't have any intention of having a boyfriend. I only have Jiyoung. I don't need a guy.”
“Really? I want to stay with Mina forever too.”
“Hehe, my cute Jiyoung. Let's be together forever.”
To make it easy for Mina to pet my head, I leaned my head on Mina's shoulder.
Mina gently petted my head.
When Mina pets me, it always feels good.
As we passed each station, more people started getting on.
As expected, my eye-catching hair color stood out too much to other people's gazes.
There were people glancing at me and others staring directly.
Currently, only people who know me know, but gradually I'll become a celebrity, and more people will recognize me than now.
There aren't many people as eye-catching as me. It's because my hair is silver-blonde.
From afar, it's noticeable, and because of my small stature, I stand out.
If I become that famous, I won't be able to use public transportation anymore, right?
Thinking that, I slowly fell asleep on Mina's shoulder.
[This stop is 101-dong. The next stop is the luxury apartment.]
“Jiyoung, we're here.”
“Yawn, I slept well. Sorry. Mina.”
“It's okay.”
Mina smiled and gently petted my head.
I was a bit sleepy, but since we had to get off at this stop, I got up from my seat.
Mina held my hand tightly and walked slowly, matching my unsteady steps.
She always walks slowly to match my pace, and today she walked even slower with me.
After some twists and turns, we could come up from the subway, and when we reached the ground, I was able to wake up a bit from the sleep.
“Now I'm fine.”
“Shall we hold hands like this the whole way?”
“Yeah.”
Walking the streets while holding hands with Mina, I felt anticipation building at the thought of meeting Shinye noona.
I've seen her face on cam, but since it's the first time meeting in person, and she'll be a regular, I'll get close with her.
Still, as a guest, it would be nice to bring something.
Yeah. I should buy a lot of drinks and desserts.
“Let's buy a lot of drinks and desserts.”
“Yeah. Let's do that.”
“From now on, since I'm the one making money, Mina shouldn't spend money.”
“Yeah, I got it.”
If I don't tell Mina in advance, she'll calculate at some point, so to be sure, I need to mention it to Mina before buying.
Jiyoung and Mina entered an unnamed cafe in the neighborhood.
The cafe name is an unnamed cafe.
It's not a franchise but a cafe that only sells in the neighborhood, so it's a hidden gem known only to locals.
I learned about it because Mina told me, and I often eat there when Mina comes.
The prices are cheap, the taste is good, and the menu is diverse, so the part-time workers are suffering.
Instead, they give high hourly wages, so the part-time workers work hard.
There are high-end apartments around, and it's famous among locals, so business is really good.
If they wanted a franchise, they could have done it long ago, but they refused, saying they want to focus only here.
As expected, there were quite a few customers in the cafe, and many were doing takeout.
Doing takeout gives a discount, which is good for customers, and the cafe can increase turnover, which is good for both sides.
Since I need to bring it to Shinye noona's house, I'll do takeout.
First, I went to the kiosk and chose Americanos, cappuccinos, caramel macchiatos, mocha lattes, and other coffee menus, and bought several cake slices of different kinds as sides.
Before the order was completed and called, I sat in a seat in the cafe and looked at the cafe interior.
As expected, the clean interior suited me the most.
“I wish there was one like this in our neighborhood too.”
“This place has good prices and good taste.”
“Since it's not a franchise, it's inevitable. But now Mina won't be able to come often.”
“Can I be with Jiyoung at the cafe? It's not a big deal. We don't have to eat.”
I especially like the unique aroma of the beans here at this cafe.
They roast the beans right at the cafe, so the aroma is strong, maybe some people don't like it?
If you don't like the bean aroma, you can go up to the second floor.
But people who come to drink coffee can't dislike the coffee aroma.
Would such a person buy other drinks instead of coffee?
While smelling the subtle coffee aroma, leaning my head on Mina's shoulder, I waited for the ordered coffee to come out.
When the order came, Jiyoung and Mina got up from their seats and headed to the counter.
“Order number 33, your coffee and side menu are ready.”
“Okay,”
Mina received the packaged coffee and side menu.
This amount should be enough for 3 people to eat.
I was in a good mood coming out of the cafe with Mina, heading to the place where Shinye noona was waiting.
After contacting Shinye noona in advance, when we arrived at 101-dong, we were able to spot Shinye noona's figure.
Shinye noona, who noticed me, had a smile on her lips and ran towards me, waving her hand.
She was so happy, it made me feel happy too.