On the fourth day, Taehyung headed to the office early in the morning like any other day. He walked instead of taking the bus. Maybe it was because the weather was nice, or maybe it was because Taehyung was just in a good mood, but today was a day that felt particularly good.
The weather was getting warmer with each passing day, and the birds mating announced the arrival of spring. Taehyung, who had never dated before, trying to pursue his dreams at a young age, imagined himself dating someday as he watched the couples on the street. He firmly resolved to never make things difficult for his girlfriend, as he lacked a stable job. As Taehyung was lost in his fantasy world, he saw an old woman pulling a cart full of boxes. Without a second thought, Taehyung ran to the old woman.
“Grandma, where are you going? I’ll pull you.”
“Oh... It’s okay, young man.”
“Yes, I do. I just wanted to bring it to you.”
Taehyung happily pulled the cart to his grandmother's house, which was about 20 minutes away. Although he was covered in sweat, Taehyung never lost his bright smile on his face.
“You are truly a noble young man, thank you so much.”
“Grandma, always take care of yourself and stay healthy.”
“Bachelor, just wait a minute.”
The grandmother, who told Taehyung to wait and went into the house, came out shortly after holding something in her hand.
"Here, this is the shikhye I made myself. And this bracelet is a wish-granting bracelet. Give it to someone special to you. It's even better if that special someone is someone you love."
A large bottle was filled with shikhye and a bracelet called a wish bracelet was woven with pink, red, and white thread.
“Thank you, Grandma. Enjoy the sikhye and the bracelet...
“I will make sure to give it to someone special.”
Taehyung, who received shikhye and a wish bracelet from his grandmother, expressed his gratitude.
“You will definitely be blessed, bachelor.”
The grandmother waved her hand until Taehyung disappeared from Sia, and when she couldn't see him anymore, she went into the house.
Holding the sikhye and wish bracelet he'd received from his grandmother, Taehyung hummed along as he walked toward the office. As he neared the entrance, he saw a face that had become all too familiar to him. He approached the person and spoke with a smile.
“Mr. Hanbit, if you’re here, why don’t you call? Why are you just standing there?”
"I just got here too. But Taehyung, you have a big smile on your face. Did something good happen?"
Hanbit asks after seeing Taehyung looking happier than usual.
"I just feel good today for some reason. I feel like everything I do will go well. And Hanbit is with me, too."
Although Seolchan blurted out the words without thinking, the words, “Hanbit is with me too,” touched Hanbit.
Taehyung and Hanbit enter the office together. Taehyung takes out a cup and asks Hanbit a question.
“Hanbit, do you like sikhye?”
Hanbit was momentarily taken aback by the unexpected question, but soon opened her mouth and spoke.
“Yes. I really like the sikhye that my grandmother used to make.
I liked it.”
“An old lady gave it to me and said she made it herself.”
Taehyung shook the sikhye in the water bottle, opened the lid, poured it into a cup, and handed it to Hanbit.
“You gave me something so precious. Did Taehyung do something good for me?”
“It’s a good thing, but it’s embarrassing.”
“Thanks to Taehyung, I get to drink something precious. I’ll drink it well.”
Hanbit's eyes grew wide as he drank the sikhye he received from Taehyung.
Unlike the ordinary sikhye sold at convenience stores, it was perfectly aged with a natural sweetness and glutinous rice flavor, giving it a deeper flavor. Hanbit found herself choking on the taste of her grandmother's sikhye, recalling it.
“Ah... I’m also really lazy...”
At Hanbit's tears, Taehyung takes out a handkerchief from his pocket without saying a word and hands it to her.
Hanbit, who received a handkerchief from Taehyung, wiped the tears flowing down her cheeks.
“Drinking this sikhye reminded me of my grandmother.”
Taehyung thought for a moment after hearing Hanbit's words, then handed Hanbit a bottle of water containing shikhye.
“Hanbit, take this and drink it.”
Hanbit, surprised by Taehyung's sudden actions, waved his hand.
"Oh, right. How can I accept something that Taehyung deserves for doing something good? And it looks like Taehyung didn't even take a sip.
But.”
“Then you can drink it now.”
Tae brought his own cup and poured himself a glass of sikhye and drank it.Hyung once again pushed the sikhye towards Hanbit.
“No matter what, I don’t think this is right. Let’s just do this. There’s a fridge here, so let’s put it in there and let’s
“How about sharing it?”
Hanbit makes a tempting offer.
“Yeah, that would be better than fighting like this.”
Now that they were on the same page, the two of them put the sikhye in the refrigerator and left the office to find singer Seoul.
The subtitle, "Even a blank piece of paper is better if you hold it up," means
*Even a blank sheet of paper is better when held together: Even the easiest task is much more effective when done collaboratively.
(I really wonder when you'll fix the GIF error. It's so inconvenient that I can't attach GIFs😟😭)