Four Ways to get a wife - LK Adaptation

Chapter 7.1

"Do you know how much labor it takes to winnow beans? How hard it is to pick chili peppers? Then, the wildflowers will grow on their own too, so why plant them?"

Jungkook warned the woman who was busy imagining about her dream with annoyance. Without even trying, Jungkook knew that the work the woman wanted to do was hard and labor intensive. Among many other jobs, why would that woman want to do such hard work?

"Do you want to tease me like this? Why do you like ruining people's dreams so much? Did I tell you to do all that?"

"You'd better say that you want to be a good and wise housewife. If that's the case, maybe I can help you."

"Never mind. I can work in the garden while still being a good housewife."

Lisa glanced at Jungkook while walking down the quiet street in Hwaniwon. Then she stopped her steps as if she remembered something and turned her body to face Jungkook.

"What's wrong?"

"Do you know what this is?"

Lisa said as she pointed at the small flowers growing near the chair under the zelkova tree.

"Curious, right?"

"What? What are you talking about?"

"You don't know. Give me your hand."

"Why?"

The woman suddenly pulled Jungkook's wrist and invited him to sit on the chair. The woman's quite cold hand seemed to take away his body heat. In return, a small fire seemed to ignite in his heart. His heart started pounding, even though their hands only touched briefly. Like someone who had never held a woman's hand before.

Without caring about Jungkook's heart, Lisa picked up the celandine flower and looked at Jungkook proudly.

"Why?"

This woman, what exactly is she doing? Jungkook could have let his hand, which could have conveyed the beating of his heart, remain in her hands. Or, he could have pulled his hand out of her grip. However, he simply could not guess what the woman who was now smiling at him would do. One thing was for sure, Jungkook didn't hate Hwaniwon which wasn't even shining with a little sunlight at the moment. Lisa then let go of Jungkook's hand and picked the yellow flower leaves.

Jungkook suddenly felt empty. Since when did this woman's cold hands feel warm to him?

Jungkook hesitated for a moment. Should he hold her hand again, or should he think that he and his feelings were crazy and leave the place immediately.

As if reading Jungkook's mind, the woman held his hand again while holding the light green flower stalk in one hand. Immediately, his heart started beating again. As if he was coming back to life. As if he was really coming back to life.

Whether she knew Jungkook's feelings or not, Lisa was busy pressing the tip of the yellow flower stem onto Jungkook's nail. Then, the yellow liquid that came out from the tip of the stem seeped into his nails.

"What are you doing?"

"Manicure. When I was little, my mom used to do this to me. Isn't it pretty?"

A manicure for a man was already something ridiculous, now she was asking whether it was pretty or not?

Jungkook looked at Lisa with an annoyed face, but the woman's eyes were full of longing and vague memories. Also her light jokes. Why was she looking at him with such a face? As if remembering something, Jungkook then immediately directed his gaze at the finger that Lisa was holding...

"Hey, isn't this..."

"That's right. This liquid will absorb. It will turn yellow."

Lisa raised her neck and smiled jokingly. She then held Jungkook's hand tightly so that he couldn't let go.